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Optical Properties of Oxide Nanomaterials

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UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization

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This chapter discusses different methods of optical characterization of various metal oxide materials. Photoluminescence (room temperature, temperature-dependent, and time-resolved), cathodoluminescence, electroluminescence, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy are discussed.

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Djurišić, A.B., Chen, X.Y., Zapien, J.A., Leung, Y.H., Ng, A.M.C. (2013). Optical Properties of Oxide Nanomaterials. In: Kumar, C. (eds) UV-VIS and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27594-4_10

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